Kelsea Ballerini gives credit where credit is due – and in this case, that means speaking freely about what she really thinks Taylor Swift Record music with swear words.

While promoting her new album, PatternIn a new interview, the four-time Grammy nominee recently discussed her early career, songwriting and what she learned from watching the international pop superstar Taste of country nights host Evan Paul.

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During their lively conversation, Ballerini revealed exactly how the “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” singer influenced her as a songwriter and recording artist, and told Paul that they still keep in touch.

“I think when she started cursing on her records, I think she gave everyone permission to just talk… to write how they talk and write the whole truth,” Ballerini said of the 34-year-old pop star , who made a name for herself with autobiographical storytelling in her “Easter Eggs” lyrics and the intentional but limited use of more adult phrases and swear words.

“And so I was very careful not to say anything on this record just out of shock and awe, but if I felt like it was the right thing to do, I would say it,” Ballerini added.

Early in her career, Swift didn't often use profanity on her records – so fans can count and pinpoint exactly which lyrics she debuted in what some consider to be “cheeky” language. “S–t” made its recorded debut with “I Did Something Bad” on their sixth studio album. Call. AAnd it wasn't until she changed labels and released her eighth studio record that folklorethat the world heard Swift sing the word “f–k” – a detail that likely made the already haunting lyrics even harsher.

It also marks a clear distinction from the aesthetic “Radio Disney” artists like Ballerini and Swift, whose careers began at such young ages with hits that “weren't calculated,” as Ballerini suggested.

“I started so young and while 'Love Me Like You Mean It' and 'Dibs' were on country radio, they were also on, like, Radio Disney. And so I was really – not calculated – but.” “I want to protect that,” Ballerini shared. “I’m 31, you know? And that's why I think particularly with (Roll up the welcome mat), I just thought I’d just like to write the way I talk.”

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And that's exactly what she did for her latest album: Pattern, available everywhere Friday, October 25th.

Hopefully fans will see more of Ballerini's authentic adult self in season 27 next spring The AgreeThere she will act as a trainer and sit in the red swivel chairs next to them Michael Buble, John Legend And Adam Levine. She previously served as a combat consultant for Season 16 Kelly Clarkson and later appeared as a guest substitute coach American Idol alum was ill during season 20.

We hope Ballerini is willing to share advice shared with her by not one, but two Grammy-winning pop sensations!

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